First Light Skymax 150 - Gassendi

[CraigT82]

Captured the first images through my new Skymax 150 last night, which I'm very pleased with.  So much easier than setting up the big 200p on the CG-5!

Gassendi area at F12 with QHY5L-iiC.

[Peter Drew]

Excellent start!      

[John]

Very nice Craig

I was observing that lovely crater myself last night (until the clouds came back that is).

[SilverAstro]

Nice capture !

I think we all must have been 'doing' Gassendi last night - me too till the clouds etc.

I noted how bright the interior of    Mersenius S (or is it  )     Mersenius C  stood out, just as in your image.

Edited after consulting USGS ! My sketch was reversed !!

 

[johnfosteruk]

Very nice image, well done sir.

[nightfisher]

superb, lovely image, the 150 pro is a stonking scope

[Tyson M]

Excellent image! 

[CraigT82]

Thanks all for the kind comments! 

Comparing this image with a similar one taken through the 200p I can see there's a slight drop in resolving power, but only slight (I had to have them open beside each other and zoomed in to tell) but that's to be expected. It does feel a bit sharper though (better acutance?) and felt a little easier to process than the 200p images. Of course its much easier to set up the skymax and ergonomically it's easier to use. Being able to use a flip mirror should hopefully make a big difference when I eventually get a crack at some planets too. 

 

 

[Mark at Beaufort]

Very nice Craig - these 150mm Mak/Cass scopes are great for visual and imaging

[Astro Imp]

Great image, I love the tonal range you've managed in the Mare.

Well done, look forward to seeing more.

[laudropb]

Very nice image.

[Sierra Golf Mike]

Cracking image Craig, so sharp and loads of detail.

[Mr Spock]

Excellent image. Very detailed for a 150

[AKB]

Really lovely.  Can I ask about details of the processing?

 

[CraigT82]

27 minutes ago, AKB said:

Really lovely.  Can I ask about details of the processing?

 

Thanks!  Sure no problem... This is a stack of 200 frames. Aligned and stacked in AS!2, them sharpened in imppg, then over to Photoshop for a bit of tweaking of the curves.

Thanks for the positive comments everybody!